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- Title
Chinese adolescents' sexual and reproductive health education: A quasi‐experimental study.
- Authors
Ma, Xing; Yang, Yuanyuan; Chow, Ka Ming; Zang, Yuli
- Abstract
Objective: This study investigated the effectiveness of an interactive sexual and reproductive health education program in aspects of knowledge, attitudes, and self‐efficacy among adolescents. Design: Quasi‐experimental study underpinned by social cognitive theory. Sample: A stratified cluster sample of 469 students from the two‐branch middle school in a city in eastern China who were assigned to the experimental (n = 233) and control (n = 236) groups. Measurements: Students' sexual knowledge, attitudes, and refusal self‐efficacy were assessed before (T0), immediately after (T1), and 1 month after the intervention (T2), respectively. Intervention: Students in the experimental group received two 40‐min sessions of the educational program while the control group received the usual mode of sexual and reproductive health education. Results: Compared with the control group, students in the experimental group acquired more sexual knowledge (p <.01), and developed more positive sexual attitudes (p <.05) and stronger sexual self‐efficacy (p <.05) across the study period. Conclusions: The proposed sexual and reproductive health education program incorporating various interactive activities was effective and could be used for school‐based implementation led by nurses and other health care workers.
- Subjects
CHINA; RESEARCH methodology; SEX education for teenagers; SEXUAL health; REPRODUCTIVE health; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
Public Health Nursing, 2022, Vol 39, Issue 1, p116
- ISSN
0737-1209
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/phn.12914